A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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- 1792
- #Feminism #Philosophy
In the present state of society, it appears necessary to go back to first principles in search of the most simple truths, and to dispute with some prevailing prejudice every inch of...
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Number of Pages: 269
ISBN: 0141441259
ISBN-13: 9780141441252
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Phil Treagus-Evans @philtreagus
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Jun 23, 2019
- Curated in THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS ON FEMINISM
In 1792, she dared put forth the radical notion that women should be educated, and that they were neither too emotional nor too fragile to engage in rational thought. On the contrary, an educated woman could contribute to society, raise more educated children, and be better a companion to her husband. Not terribly radical, until you consider that at the end of the 18th-century men believed their hunting dogs were more intelligent than their wives.